Professor Kate Smith-Miles AO FAA
Current Research Students
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<commencing soon>, PhD, "Optimisation of windfarm energy production by selected turbine de-rating", University of Melbourne (Joint Supervisor, with M. Andres Munoz), with industry partner AGL (2024-)
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Robin Tourlamain, PhD, "Nurse Rostering", University of Melbourne and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Joint PhD program), (Joint Supervisor with Alysson Costa, Greet vanden Berghe and Pieter Smet), (2023-)
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Anthony Rasulo, PhD, "Instance Space Analysis for Algorithm Configuration", University of Melbourne and University of Manchester (Joint PhD) (Main Supervisor with M. Andres Munoz, Manuel Ibanez-Lopez and Julia Handl), (2023-)
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Harry McArthur, PhD, "Assessing the risk of database reconstruction attacks on aggregate tables and linear systems", University of Melbourne (Main Supervisor, with Peter Taylor), with industry partner Australian Bureau of Statistics (2022-)
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Vaughn Grey, PhD, "Interrogating and optimising the waterways long-term water quality monitoring network", University of Melbourne (Joint Supervisor with Tim Fletcher and Belinda Hatt) with industry partner Melbourne Water (2022-)
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Yi Zhen, PhD, "Multiobjective optimisation of a network of rainwater tanks", University of Melbourne (Joint Supervisor with Tim Fletcher and Matthew Burns), with industry partner Melbourne Water (2021-)
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Kelvin Liu, PhD, "Instance Space Analysis of Bin Packing and Cutting Problems", University of Melbourne and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Joint PhD program), (Joint Supervisor with Alysson Costa and Tony Wauters), (2021-)
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Vivek Katial, PhD, "Instance Space Analysis of Quantum Optimisation Algorithms", (Joint Supervisor, with Charles Hill), University of Melbourne (2019-)
Past Research Students
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Nicolau Andres Thio, PhD, "Multi-fidelity Expensive Black-Box Modelling: An examination of trust", (Main Supervisor, with M. Andres Munoz), Completed 2024, University of Melbourne
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Hossein Alipour, PhD, "Instance Space Analysis for the Maximum Flow Problem", (Main Supervisor, with M. Andres Munoz), Completed 2023, University of Melbourne
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Anthony Rasulo, MSc, "Instance Space Analysis of Reinforcement Learning Algorithms", Completed 2022, University of Melbourne
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Estefania Yap, PhD, "Instance Spaces for Multiobjective black box optimisation", (Main Supervisor, with M. Andres Munoz), Completed 2022, University of Melbourne
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Fenella McAndrew, MSc, "Adiabatic Quantum Computing to solve the MaxCut graph problem", (Joint Supervisor, with Charles Hill), Completed 2020, University of Melbourne
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Kelvin Liu, MSc, "Instance Space Analysis of Bin Packing Problems", (Joint Supervisor, with Alysson Costa), Completed 2020, University of Melbourne
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Farhana Sadhia, PhD, "Bayesian change-point modeling with segmented ARMA model", (Associate Supervisor, with Jon Keith), Completed 2020, Monash University
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Dilini Talagala, PhD, "Anomaly detection in big time series data", (Joint Supervisor, with Rob Hyndman), Completed 2019, Monash University
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Simon Bowly, PhD, "Generating new test instances for mixed-integer programming", (Main Supervisor, with Davaa Baatar), Completed 2019, University of Melbourne
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Steven Edwards, PhD, "Scheduling algorithms for robotic instrumentation", (Joint Supervisor, with Davaa Baatar and Andreas Ernst), Completed 2019, Monash University
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Carlos Guimaraes Oliveira, PhD, "Software test case generation methods", (Associate Supervisor, with Aldeida Aleti), Completed 2019, Monash University
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Mehdi Foumani, PhD, “Maximising Throughput and Reliability in Robotic Cells subject to Processing Time, Machine Availability and Flexibility”, (Associate Supervisor with Dr. Indra Gunawan), Completed 2016, Monash University
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Qian Qian Wu, PhD, “Multi-scale stochastic modelling of genetic regulatory networks”, (Associate Supervisor; Main Supervisor is Tianhai Tian), Completed 2015, Monash University
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Yanfei Kang, PhD, “Detection, classification and analysis of events in turbulence time series”, (Joint supervision with Danijel Belusic), Completed 2014, Monash University
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Sverre Gunnersen, PhD, “Improving the modelling of insolvency risk and financial health assessment of global companies using hybrid intelligent techniques”, (Joint Supervisor with Vincent Lee), Completed 2014, Monash University
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Shamsuddin Ladha, PhD, “Visually Appealing and Intelligent Projection with Natural Interaction”, Joint Supervisor with Prof. Sharat Chandran (IITB, India), Completed 2013, Monash University, dual badged with IITB, Monash-IITB Research Academy.
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Kareem Elgindy, PhD, “Gegenbauer collocation integration methods: advances in computational optimal control theory”, (Main Supervisor; Associate Supervisor Boris Miller), Completed 2013, Monash University
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Carolina Segovia, M.Sc., “Integration of Data Mining, Game Theory and Optimization for Tackling Crime”, (Sole Supervisor), Completed 2012, Monash University.
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Nur Insani, M.Sc., “On the suitability of graph colouring formulations and heuristics”, (Main supervisor), Completed 2012, Monash University
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Susan Bedingfield, PhD, “Evolutionary Rule Generation for Classification and Prediction”, (Main Supervisor), Completed 2010, Monash University
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Laura Villanova, PhD, “Response surface optimization for complex systems with multiple responses”, (Associate Supervisor with Rob Hyndman, Main Supervisor was Irene Poli), Completed 2010, University of Padua, Italy.
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Xin Geng, PhD, “Facial Image Analysis: Age Estimation, Identity Recognition, and Multi-Biometric Fusion”, (Sole Supervisor), Completed 2008, Deakin University
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Clifton Phua, PhD, “Data Mining in Resilient Identity Crime Detection”, (Main Supervisor, Associate Supervisor Vincent Lee), Completed 2007, Monash University
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M. Z. Ashrafi, PhD, "Parallel Data Mining", Completed 2006, (Associate Supervisor; Main Supervisor Dr. David Taniar), Monash University
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Rasika Amarasiri, PhD, “Discovery of patterns and their movements from dynamic collections of large websites”, Completed 2006 (Associate Supervisor, Main Supervisor Damminda Alahakoon), Monash University
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Leelani Kumari Wickramasinghe, PhD, “Interaction and adaption of software agents in a dynamic environment”, (Associate Supervisor, Main Supervisor is Damminda Alahakoon), Completed 2006, Monash University
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Pramesh Chand, PhD, "Dispatch optimisation and constraint modelling in the Australian National Electricity Market", Completed 2006 (Main Supervisor; Associate Supervisor Dr. Lyfie Sugianto), Monash University
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Xiaozhe Catherine Wang, PhD, "Characteristic-based Forecasting for Time Series Data", Completed 2005, Winner of Mollie Hollman Doctoral Award, (Main Supervisor; Associate Supervisor Dr. Damminda Alahakoon), Monash University
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Ling Tan, PhD, "Parallel Data Mining Techniques", Completed 2005, (Associate Supervisor; Main Supervisor Dr. David Taniar), Monash University
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Shawkat Ali, PhD, “Automatic kernel selection for support vector machines”, Completed 2004, (Sole Supervisor), Monash University
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Eu-Gene Siew, PhD, “Towards data driven patient classification in acute and primary care”, Completed 2004 (Main Supervisor; Associate supervisor Dr. Leonid Churilov), Monash University
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Ying Yang, PhD, “Discretization of Naïve Bayes Classifiers”, Completed 2003 (Associate Supervisor; Main Supervisor Prof. Geoff Webb), Monash University
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Chris Beh, PhD, “Neural Network Adaptive Control of a Plant Operation”, Completed 2003 (Associate Supervisor; Main supervisor Dr. Paul Webley, Dept of Chemical Engineering), Monash University
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Ai Cheo Yeo, PhD, “Data Mining in the Insurance Industry”, Completed 2002 (Sole Supervisor), Monash University
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Jim Black, PhD, “Neural Networks for Modelling Epidemic Outbreaks”, Completed 2002 (joint supervision with Dr. Flavia Cicuttini, Dept of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine), Monash University
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Terence Kwok, PhD, “Chaotic Neural Networks for Combinatorial Optimisation”, Completed 2001 (Sole Supervisor), Monash University
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Jamie Ebery, PhD, “Formulations and Solution Algorithms for a Class of Discrete Hub Location Problems”, Completed 2000 (joint supervision with Dr. Eric Chu, Department of Mathematics), Monash University
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Flaviu Mateevici, Masters by Research (part time), "Identifying high value customers through data mining", Completed 2004 (Main Supervisor), Monash University
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Alan Ng, MBusSys (Research), “LOGSOM: Web Usage Mining Utilising a Self-Organising Map”, Completed 2000 (Sole Supervisor), Monash University
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Nattaphan Boonyanunta, MBusSys (Research), “Intelligent Systems in Bank Lending”, Completed 2000 (Sole Supervisor), Monash University
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Anirban Dutta, MBusSys (Research), “A Hybrid Data Mining Systems for Market Basket Analysis”, Completed 2000 (Joint Supervisor with Sue Bedingfield), Monash University
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Eu-Gene Siew, MBusSys (Research), “Software Metrics Prediction Using Artificial Neural Networks”, Completed 1999 (Sole Supervisor), Monash University
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Byeong Kim, MBusSys (Research), “Channel Assignment in Real Fixed Cellular Networks”, Completed 1997 (Sole Supervisor), Monash University
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Larisa Lokmic, Honours (H1), “Cash Flow Forecasting Using Neural Networks”, Completed 1999 (Sole Supervisor), Monash University
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Stella Brand, B.Sc(Hons), "Data mining the malaria genome", 2001 (Associate Supervisor; Main supervisors are A/Prof. Terry Spithill and A/Prof. R. Devenish, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Monash University